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./.036 9 GAUGERS! We have prepared for you a new listing of CHAMP DECALS offering the largest and best selection in 3/16ths scale. Yours for the asking, write today. Stamp appreciated, thank ypu. CHAMPION MODEL CO. Box 312, Station No. 1 TT N. Itollywood, Cal. -GndAQ#•Cak a SIGNAL word to all Railroad Enthusiasts. •AA•ARrakca*Ca SIGN of Hi-Quality, Expertly Scaled Models. ••r,t•f a MARKER desig- nating full assortments of RR. Accessories. COMET METAL frig:Se:fix PRODUCTS CO., INC. •-'_ 91-06 132nd Street ./dajoug/EmemicED"l Richmond Hill 18,N.Y. . i u . FOR EXPERIENCED MODEL BUILDERS ../ .. : 4 ...... .Z'.<G)*ki.J,f.:k•:*-r:.'r · 1 ·.-..-*. 2 ... . :---... r. * ..t•,s:-::.se--- .3·ei·.'i;wj."Z'.k 8,_18*42 •i•-*1 · 3.1 . 9.-- -1,6:44...,• :44- ..: :/ ...7.-·:<·A -,/ 1 ./ trif' ·. A big saving over selecting from parts list. All orders received by May 1st will be included in the run. Delivery late in May. Sets will include instruction sheets for other locomotives that will be helpful in constructing this special iob. Literature and parts list 10c. JEW036 P* PaODICTS Com HARTFORD CITY, INDIANA JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED! NOT ANACIN, NOT ASPIRIN, NOT BUFFERIN JONES MALE AND FENIALE CONNECTORS to eliminate headaches when hooking up or connect- BUT- will line up regardless of how many times you take it apart. Do a neat job on your panel board and under your layout, getting your wires coded so that you know where each wire goes. Each male and female part is numbered so that, once they are ing your panel board to your pike, or connecting a sectionalized or portable layout so that all wiring wired properly, they will always Iine up correctly. No. 250 RELAY - NEW SUPPLY, many large clubs have equipped pikes with this. A. 4 pdt., GM make, 190 ohm, heavy silver wiping contacts. Pulls in on No. 73 FLASHER UNIT. We were able to buy in another supply. This Clever and fascinating device operates every second - the answer for highway ilashing RR. crossing lights, advertising signs, arc welding efIects in factories, airplane beacon lights. It will operate on 3 to 6 v. DC. Starts immediately: Sl.40 ea. for 3. No. 330 - Tiny 3 v. bulb. about ,4" di•, perfect lights, target signals, highway crossing lights, billRHEOSTATS REMEMBER - the higher the ohms rating, the slower your loco will run and you will get better less than -a 50 watt job? There is no economy there; they will burn out too easily. No: R10-10 Ohm 150 Watt Hv. Duty HaH __$3.95 No. R15-15 Ohm 60 Watt Hv. Duty IRC ____ 1.50 No. R16-16 Ohm 100 Watt Hv. Duty Ohmite __ 2.50 No. R25-25 Ohm 100 Watt Hv. Duty Ohmite __ 2.50 For 0 Gauge and Tinplate R25 above works out swell on HO and TT for mainline duty. For IIO and TT Gauges No. R37-37 Ohm 100 Watt Hv. Duty ohmite -_ 2.50 No. R53-53 Ohm 100 Watt Hv. Duty Ohmite __ 2.73 No. DR2 - It has two 50 watt-20 ohm 'stats on This R53 is ideal for yard work. ohm-100 watt for HO & TT. This is a dandy job - hook up furnished. more. of a kind or assorted. Group your purchases with .your fellow model rail. A 10% discount, from above prices in lots of 3 or Price: $2.75 ea., complete. Our switches should not be confused with ordinary commercial switches; most of ours are aircraft quality. TOGGLE SWITCHES 58 r, the same shaft, can be hooked up as a 10 ohm-100 watt-3.14 amp job for O gauge or as a hv. duty 40 control. No. J-15, male and female set of 15 contacts, per set No. J-33, male and female set of 33 contacts. per set ____________ No. J-21, male and female set of 21 contacts, per set _ Save your CLUB JUICE GANG a lot of time and labor. These are a steal at these prices: No. J-18, male and female set of 18 contacts, per set Tfor _-________-_____83( --_--__-$1.15 $1.65 8 v., DC. Rugged construction, ideal for all types of signalind and ATC. BARGAIN. PRICE: 95c ea.; 90c ea.. lots of 6. boards, signs, etc. Use our No. AR200 slider re. sistor with it on 6. 12. 18 or 24 v. PRICE: .33 ea.; .30 ea. for 10; .25 ea. for 20. no time delay. ORDER NOW! PRICE $1.50 ea.; for interior car lighting, all gauges - loco head- A rheostat is as important to your pike as the transformer br rectifier. Why gamble on anything No. SR20 - Brand new, original box made for the Navy. full wave selenium power rectifters, conservatively rated at 12 v.-20 amps. Will operate all the locos a large club or home pike can handle, along No. 20--SPDT-Bt. Hdle., no cen. off .35 No. 26-SPDT-Ball Tip, no cen. oir .25 No. 28-DPST-Bt. Hdle. Hv. Duty -.70 ( cab control large pikes ) No. 21-DPDT-Ball Tip, no cen. ofr .35 No. 23-DPDT-Bt. Hdle. Hv. Duty __.80 No. 53-DPDT-Bt. Hdle., cen. off __.90 ( single hdle. mtg. 1 No. 50-DPDT-Bt. Hdle., no cen. off .55 (single hdle. mtg.) No. 29-DPDT-Bt. Hdle. Hv. Duty .75 ( cen. off. mom. either side) (no cen. off ) No. 59-DPDT-Hv. Duty, Bt. Hdle. .95 (cen. off-tops in quality) , No. 502-SPDT-Bt. Hdle., cen. off .38 (momentary either side) No. 55-SPST-Bt. Hdle. _-_._____.33 (for our switch machine ) Ea. No. 27-SPDT-Bt. Hdle., cen. off __.48 (locking either side) For 6, ea. .30 .30 .20 .45 .35 .65 .85 3/1.00 .;5 .70 .50 .90 CASH or CHECK with order No COD s Add 5' to orders less than $5 00 for postage Foreign or ders other than Canada add 10% to all prices P V FLANAGAN 178 INGLEWOOD DRIVE ROCHESTER 19 N Y GO ALL THE WAY JOIN THE NMRA ing advertised. The "buy" of your lifetime. a S48.00 - value for: Price: $18.93 each or $17.93 ea. for 2. with lights, relays, switch machines or signaling you will use. Do not confuse with the ordinary type be- • .. 0.- Having had so many orders for sets of pqrts for this TT masterpiece, we have decided to make one run of parts for the 4-6-6-4 Articulated locomotive only _.........____at $54.50 H.P. house surrounded by trees so that only a part of a wall and a few windows show between the foliage. If your model buildings on the plaster are shaded with trees too, they also will appear more natural. 0 How can I get sharp photos of my mod- els with an inerpensive camera? Set the camera with the smallest lens opening, add a portrait attachment, provide plenty of light, and give sufficient exposure. But there's more to it than that. Cheaper cameras usually have such poor lenses that they cannot take close-ups that are in sharp focus. Closing down the lens opening will give you better focus over a wider range, but only if the center of the lens is carefully ground and corrected. Assuming that your lens is of good enough quality (preferably an anastigmat lens) and that you have a portrait attachment, set the camera on a firm base and aim it at the subject. A broadside view of an engine or car is easiest, for then you only haveto locate the carnera from the model in accordance with the instructions that come with the portrait attachment. An action shot of a layout is far more difficult. Then foreground subjects are much closer to the camera than those in the distance. Here's where a good lens is most important. Without using the portrait attachment, place the camera so the most interesting part of the subject is about 5 or 6 ft. from the lens, but don't permit any part of the layout showing in the finder to be closer than 3 ft. If you focus on 6 ft. and close down the lens aperture, you rnay be able to get both foreground and background in focus. To simulate sunlight, keep your main light source high, but provide plenty of side lighting either with supplementary lights or with white cardboard sheets as refiectors. Move the camera and look toward the edges and sides of the models to check for undesirable glare and refiections on roofs, windows, and decals. The best way to get a correct exposure time is to borrow an electric exposure meter from a friend and get him to show you how to use it. If he becomes interested in your problem and takes the pictures himself with his $200 camera, so much the better. But, lacking such a friend with a meter, you'll have to experiment. Set the shutter on time (or bulb, if the camera is so equipped) and try a one-second shot. Then a two-second, and so forth until you use up a roll of film. Leave the camera and lights set up, get the film developed, and see which one looks best. Then use that as a guide for any others you take. Your first pictures may indicate that your lighting is too contrasty, giving chalky highlights and black shadows where truck or underbody detail should show. Try shifting the reflectors, or diffusing the main light and increasing the exposure to compensate. If the picture remains fuzzy, the camera wasn't focused right or the lens just isn't up to the job. Many a box camera that takes fine outdoor pictures will be unsatisfactory for interior, close-ups. The Model Railroader